Saturday, August 29, 2009

A picture is worth a thousand words, so let's make a long winded post here.

The Pearson Family came to visit uncle Mark and Aunt Bea this Saturday.We walked up to the Pine Cove park to have our lunch under the oak tree and to explore the rock formations.

Laura is having tasty pumkin cream and some baby crackers.

Spitzers wold like to have a little pumkin too.

Buck thinks doggies are abused. They should be allowed to sit on the quilt and join in the lunch feast instead of being forced to sit under the tree a few feet away.

Laura and Kathryn are watching the boys gearing up to get scratched up on the rocks.

The picture came out a bit dark, but the hat is a dead give away.......Yes it is Tom! Hang in there Tom let me get a picture of you!

Laura is getting grumpy with her auntie. OK...OK...let me practice holding a baby girl will ya?It feels very different from holding Spitz.

Jared says: "I don't need any help!"

Buck and Spitz wonder why can't they go climb, they are roped up and all....

Tom and Mark are having too much fun playing on the rocks.

Laura got tired first.

Come on everybody....follow me...

Jared knows an easier route.

Buck is just plain hot and ready for the snow.

Jared is a born climber.

Let's have some view!

Back in the house. Jared came out with three band-aids. He did not get hurt in the park. Oh no. He did all the climbing and never got one scratch. On the way home, on the flat pavement is where he took a fall to get his boo boos. After all, you can't have a day in the park and no band-aids.

We had a little playtime in the living room, while Mark and Tom were swinging the axe outside. They needed to do something physical...

Laura is playing away. She crawls and she is fast, so we had to keep our eyes on her to keep her out of trouble.

Jared is riding the camel back saddle and playing with his soldiers. I'm sorry Jared, what are they again?

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Well, today I took it on the maiden voyage after 12 years of dormancy. The poor 76 CJ5 sat abandoned in garages and in the yard never once fired up or driven. It still had the old 1997 gasoline, oil, filters...etc.

After the last few weeks of changing everything, I installed a new battery, added clean fuel and it fired right up! I did not even have to rebuild the Holley carb. The only problem was the breaks.

Changing out the master cylinder and a good flush & bleed I fired it up again, drove it up the street and back.

Here we go......

Holy Cow! What a feeling!It was like my old pal and I were never separated.Noted a few things to tweek here and there before I take it out again.Next time, a short jaunt to the filling station to get a big drink.AND THEN....with a full tank of fuel, out to the woods!!!!!!!!

Oh happy days are here again!Now maybe my wife will get off my back about fixing the Jeep.